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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04
GREEN sBORO'.
Improvements-AL Lively EiSht-Mar'
riRge.


Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
GREENSBORO, n. c., Dec. 3, 1887.
A few decisive developments have
come to light within the past few days
which foreshadow a very healthy pros
pect for the future of Greensboro. Mr.
Il. NJ. HAZEL, of Reidsville, has just
purchased lot near the depot and will
erect thereon an refractory, which will
be completed by March !, 1883.
A contract has just been closed for the
erection Of an extensive steam flour and
grist mill.
Messrs. J. A. Odell, of this city, and
]. 5. Carr, Of Durham, the owners OF
the Durham cotton-mill, which is the
largest in the State, have purchased the
Englehardt Place" in the western part
OF the city, and will erect a large cotton
factory.
The bond has been signed and filed
for the construction OF water-works, and
the question is now n settled fact.
The Farmers warehouse is being en-
larged by an addition 40 by so feet in
dimension, the enlargement being made
necessary by the large increase in the
quantity of tobacco sold on this market
this season.
Improvement is to be seen on every
hand, and with the Stokesdale and Madi-
son branch road which is now being
built, Greensboro will soon have seven
railroad lines, and bids fair to be the
greatest railroad centre and the most
prosperous city in the State.
The Pomona Terra-COtta Company
are putting in new machinery and build
ing additional dry-kilns and shed-rooms
at their works, three miles from the city.
This company has made a contract to
furnish sewer piping to the city OF vii
mington. obGTa1 =.
A crowd of negroes passed through
here a few days ago on the north bound
train who said they were on their way to
Hayti. The crowd was made up of men,
women, and children they were from
the South, carried chairs and muskets
with them, and were shabbily dressed.
Considerable of sensation was ere
ated at Summerfeld. on the Cape Fear
and Yadkin-Valley railroad, yesterday
morning. The Summerfeld MeGf pub.
lished an article at which Captain Robert
Murphy, conductor on the mail train Oh
the Cape Fear and Yadkin-Valley road
took offence, and on the arrival of his
train at Summerfield yesterday morning
Captain Murphy went to the Sheaf Office
and attempted to cowhide the editor
Mr.. Joseph Lee May. A scufile ensued
and both left blood stains on the scene
of strife. The parties we're separated
but rumors are ahoat that the affair viii
result in q duel. May has considerable
reputation in the State as poet anC
author.
The genial and irrepressible MIR. Dick
Bogart took Greensboro by surprise
Tuesday night by taking unto himself a
the marriage altar Miss Julia Deming, o
Fayetteville. Rev. A. II. Stubs Off
ciated.
Mr.. E. NJ. Caldeburgh has on exhibi
ton live bald eagle. He is a splendid
specimen of that noble bird, measuring
seven feet from tip to tip. He was sho
in the wing and captured near this city
while engaged with a flock Of buzzard
in devOuring carrlon.
Last night about 10 o'clock "pin
hooker" named Bob Adams was founC
dead in a bar.room in Winston. He haC
drank IN excessive quantity Of whiskeJ
during the evening.
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HEwLErr's VICINITY.
DANVELLE.
Notes OF n DeTuDet Bank-The To-
baccO Market.
special telegram to the Dispatch.l

special telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
DANvIuLE, Va. December 3.-Charles
Meyers was arrested here to-day charged
with circulating old notes of the Meek
lenburg IN. C.) Bank, long since defunct.
He was taken before United States-Com-
missioner A. G. Lewis, who. after hear
ing considerable testimony, at the re-
quest of counsel, reserved his decision
until Monday. The evidence went to
show that q considerable number of
these old notes have been passed off as
United States currency some OF them
passed on Meyers.
Much desirable tobacco has been
brought TO this market during the week,
consequently bidding has been lively.
Prices have continued upwardtendency.
Planters from several counties in North
Carolina have been here this week the
first time in years. The average price
paid for leaf tobacco sold on this market
last month was fraction over $40.
The sales OF tobacco stamps at the
custom-house, this city, this week
amounted to IS, 5S5l6.
The Hastings Court viii commence its
December term Monday, and a large
part of its time will probably be con-
sumed in the trial of Charles Taylor for
the murder OF X. l.. Cohen in June last.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04
pr,uce RIsmarc,x,. Son.

Prince Bismarck had just seated him
self for dinner, and placed his spoon into
his soup to begin eating the other day,
when telegram from Berlin was handed
him. "The message required an imme-
date reply" said he, excusing himself
TO his guests. "But your soup viii
get cold" suggested one of them. at
is better il should get cold than
that Herbert should grow hot, replied
the Prince loosely, referring to his son,
the sender of the message she is SO
diligent about his work, I" continued the
Prince, "tbat if l do not reply right
away he will send me another telegram
in a few minutes much more urgent than
this. He is sumner at bis work, tell
you. Had been like him when boy
/ should have been very different man. !"
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suggestion and ct least make the effort
TO do something, and | cannot see how
they can fail TO accomplish much. What
has made il an everyday occurrence for
dealers in these articles TO combine has
also rendered il possible for farmers TO
do the same. Let them be up and doing
or they will be in even worse condition
in few years than now, deplorable as it
ia OMEGA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04

A good story is told concerning the
pastor OF Massachusetts, village church
who had q neighbor who was not in the
habit OF attending services regularly.
The neighbor had stated as reason for
not going TO church the next Sunday that
he had lot OF wood TO saw. The clor-
gyman offered to saw the wood himself
before Sunday II the man would agree to
attend church. A bargain WAS struck.
the wood sawed. and the minister caught
his bird.
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rastern.shore Notes.
W"EV1
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.l

Especial telegram % tue DIspaIcu.I
TAsLEY, Va, December 3.--Dr. John
w. Boudoin, a prominent young ply
stefan of Accomack and present county
chairman OF the Democratic party, has
determined TO move to Los Angeles,
Cal, early next year.
Hon. 1eackle 4. Wescotb for the last
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04

four years member of the Virginia
House of Delegates from Accomack, has
secured clerkship in one Of the Gov
eminent departments at Washington
through the influence OF Senator Daniel.
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ASHLAND AND VICINITY.
The Washington Literary Society
The COIIege-Marriase OF ASH
land TnlAs.

correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspatch.l
ASHLAND, December 3, 1881
The exercises in the Washington Lite
rary Society Friday night were of q most
interesting character. The occasion was
the unwilling Of large picture OF Henry
Clay. This picture Is a very handsome
one. and was painted by Miss a. 4.
Taylor, of this State The Grafton was
made by Mr.. c. i. Sheriff., the talented
and eloquent editor of the Concord
Times, who spoke upon the character
and life of Henry Clay. While it is Gus
tomary, said Mr.. Sheriff., for poet and
orator everywhere to praise men OF mill
tary renown, my tribute Of admiration
shall be given to one who won his victo-
ries in peace. The speaker mentioned
incidents of Clays early life from his
birth in Hanover county in the year
l777 TO his removal to Kentucky.
He referred to his long, useful career
ct Washington, drawing here and there
lessons OF encouragement for those OF
his fellow students VINO wish 10 make
life honored and useful. No student,
said the speaker, should ever leave Ran
dolph- Macon without first making a visit
to the birthplace of Henry Clay. One
of the books in the early days OF our
language, a book that made possible in
the seventeenth century Shakespeare and
Milton ana in the nineteenth century
Wordsworth aud Keats, was founded
upon the stories told by men Of different
professions in their pilgrimage to the
shrine OF Thomas 4. Beckett, at Canter-
bury. If | could ever write book he
said, it should be filed with the stories
and incidents OF the students OF Ran
dolph- Macon in their yearly pilgrimage
to the birthplace of Henry Clay.
Marriage licenses were issued in Wash
ton Yesterday TO Marshall Ellis and Alice
V. Cox, of this place. Both parties ere
well known here.
HEwLErr's VICINITY.
Mr.. II. p. Jones, IT., has been visit
ing his parents, in TINS neighborhood,
for a short while lie has been on the
Usited States coast survey for the past
twelve months, and is now preparing to
sail on the United States ship Nipsic for
three years cruise around the world.
Mr.. Colin ID. Clarke, Of New YORK, has
been visiting friends in this neighbor-
hood for a short while.
Tobacco planters are now shipping
their new crop to Richmond. Ii.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04

Piedmont Virginidn The South is
certainly doing more for herself than the
North is doing for her, but we shouldall
invite and welcome northern capitalists
to our midst.
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(For the Dlspatch.l

The North Carolina Methodisfs.
The North Carolina Conference con-
vened in its fifty-first session in the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, ut
Fayetteville, N. e., at 0 A. NJ. Wednes-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04
ETR
SPECIAL OFFERING Il HOSIERY.

We closed ont an tho odds and ends In ~
DIES HOSE OF one oi The laisc-i IMP Ittis il
New YORK. When we say ODuN AND kNns ~
do not mean old stock or ola styles, hut t.i'
years imporfat.ous. consisting 0l BALbhl..
CANS. BLACK. SOLID ,Oloks. AND FAN Y
HOSE. al the most dc-iranr -ro1 to ir lorni.
Fyery pair guaranteed tp Boz tll regular uhi"-
that h, seamless. We hayo dhi-td them INTO
three lois
40 /. This To- we offer az igc. pair
No >. This lot wa offer 30 2ic. pair
No 3 Thi- lot we Offer 40 &c. "a rair
No such opportunity has ever Deom Olorri You
10 secure such choice goods ~ such llW prices
We congratul tte ourselves upou oar good for
tunc In securing tins Jos, and We invite you to
come and inpccl this stOci-.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
TREAsURER's OFFICE. 333 WALNUT sTREEr,
PHILADELPHIA. December !. iSS7.)

PHILADELPHIA, December l. isS7)
VNHE HOLDERS OF $4,000 FIRST
Il PRRFERRED per cent. and fS5, 800 SECOND
PREFERRED 6 per cent consolidated mortgage
bonds OF the S0uthslde Railroas Company Of
Virginia falling due JANU AIRY !, 1888, Will have
the option, until that date OF extending the same
until JULY / 1870, with interest Ia the mean time
payable semLannuallY az the rate OF per cent
per annum.
Upon presentation Of tho bonds at he once Of
the secretary of tho company, az the above adj
dress, and the signing by the owner Qn person
or by proxy OF the contract or extension. the
same viii DO duly endorsed on the bonds aud =
new coupon sheet WIN DO properly afixed
thereto.
A firm OF proxy can be obtained on sppiica-
ton TO the undersigned.
Bonds not presented Tor such extension on or
before JANUAaY 1. 1888, will DO purchased ~ par,
n maturity, at the ofiee OF l. W. Clark & Co,
Philadelphia
Interest on said bonds Will cease on that date.
WILLIAM q. MACDoWELL,
! de &.c,lo.iAia,sD, e,o,M Treasurer.
T0 LEND,
l. 100
200.
lao.
f.0QQ
f0.o0G
!. -, MA, NAMING 9. sgArLgs = co.
oc6ThAsuzm liosh Main street.
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RICHMOND POsT-OFFICE.
Application 10 it OF the CiviI-seryicc
Rules.

RICHMOND, VA, December 2, 1887.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
l notice from your issue of this date
that some changes were made in the
post-office on yesterday. 1 would be
much obliged if you would inform me as
to the following questions-viz.
/. Does the Richmond Office come IN
der the civil-service rules
2. II this Office comes under these
rules on what day was the examination
held to ill the vacancy created by the
promotion of Mr.. Anderson?
3. BY what means does the local
board of examiners give information that
vacancies exist, so that those who desire
to apply can do so9
In justice to thosewho would be appli-
cants for positions l seek this know
ledge. w.
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ANSWERS.


II Itb IT. uUUS'
9. 1t is the custom in the mailing di-
vision to hold frequent examinations,
conducted by the superintendent of
mails. MIR. Anderson standing highest
was appointed to FIJI the first vacancy.
3. The department allows no expendi-
lures for advertising, and when occasion
arises for the Civil-Seryice Board to have
an examination notice will be posted in
the lobby OF the post-ofilce building.
The board has never yet met because
they have neveryet had any applications
under the civil-serrice rules.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04
WEDDING RECEPTIONS.

w
We are prepared % furnish WEDDING ant
RECEPTION INVITATIONS ant Nl>il ~"
CARDS. either engraved or 9riutod, Ia no oc1s
and latest styles, and az lowest prices.
CREsTS AMI MONOGRaMS made 20 order
Our supply Of STATIONERY Is the finest 10
have ever hal. WEST, JOHNSTON Z CO,
noIf 81 Main street
NOR SALE, APPLErON'S CYCLIC
u PRDIA. Tue Pre- adcni uses r. james
Parton the celebrated historian and Diogfalhrf,
says that in every house. where there y pc.
a set Of APPLEION'S CYCLOP.EDiA " Is l-'
sending the whole family b. college. nus aofN -
mi mo yolumes-can be obtained on slnaI
mcnthly payments BY addressing ~ once
sLgw "CYCLO,r D,sPgieA oihe@
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A LMANACS, 1888.

HAGERsTowN, per dozen, 5oc., or ny mail ar.
RICHARDSON'S win be ready about December
ist Per dozen, &C. or by mail 30.
Orders solicited.
RANDOLPH q ENGLISH,
no 9ndRy 1872 Main street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04

A LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL As
"A SORTMENT or FANCY ARTICLES. in'
cludine Plush GOODS la great YaHoty; fAtl-
IL and PULPIT BIBLES; FINE SRA ] tONhkl,
etc. will DO sold &c reduced prices - y. :. ho"'
ARDS, gOi t2st Broad street, 90 - eodlm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04

ALMANACS FOR -.

the WARROCK- RICHARD ON ALMANAC for
1883 Is now ready. Is contains iis usual variety
Oh entertaining and instructive ma'tti.
JANIS L. GOODS, Publisher,
do A.eodgt ~ Main street.
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WAR ON THE pucKEr-snops.

One of the most significant OF recent
eyents in the speculative world is the
prosecution OF the keepers OF bucket
shops in Now York aud Chicago. New
York has led In tho war on these pests OF
grsst cities, and il Is probable that they
viii ultimately be relegated 10 the proper
position Of gambling dsps patronized
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-04
ITO LEND,

MANNING Q. STAPLES D Co,
&c 6TnAsuam ii0sA Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20
Personal.

At recent White House reception
Mrs. Stanford, wife of the California
Senator, wore diamonds whose value
was estimated to be round half-milhon
dollars.
Mrs. Mary Osborn, of Water street,
Boston, is the oldest living resident of
that city, having passed the one hun
dredth anniversary of her birth on the
Sd of the present month.
The last verses which Lord Byron
wrote, and which have never yet ap-
peared in print, will be published in the
second number of Murray's MagdsinC,
the new London periodical.
Miss Stone, daughter of General
Stone, of the United States army,
leaves for Europe this week, and will
be one of the bridesmaids at the we'd
ding of Miss Stacger to Lord Arthur
Butler.
One OF the pretticst sights to be seen
in Washington is Senator German, of
Maryland, and his little son walking
down the avenue hand in hand. They
are almost inseparable in the Senator S
leisure hours.
Mrs. John II. Campbell, wife of the
proprietor of the Essex House, Wind
sor, Detroit's Canadian suburb, has dis
appeared with some $1,000 she had col
lected. and with her jewelry and cloth
ing, worth 5000 .aore.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20
New York VS.. washington.

The New York papers are in favor OF
having the Centennial OF the beginning
OF our national constitutional govern
ment celebrated in that city. No other
place is large enough, is their opinion.
No other place is entitled TO it. We
are inclined 10 hold that that celebra-
ton ought 10 be where the Govern
nent is. The Federal Constitution
operates everywhere in the hand; but
the visible goyernment-the actual,
physical goyonmsnt-is at the capital.
The President of the United States
and his Cabinet officers; the Congress;
Che supreme Court and thousands
cl The federal officials are 10 WASH
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wYTHEYfI.LE.
Fire - Cutting Serape - Trying 60
Have "A Sale set Aside.
Especial telegram tn the Dispatch

Especial telegram tn the Dispatch.l
WYTHEvLLE, VA, January 19.-To-
day the house of Floyd Robinson, a
respectable colored citizen, was burned
TO the ground. The fire got out from
n defective flue, and, owing to strong
wind, burned so fiercely rs to soon
demolish the building. Most Of his
furniture, however, was saved. The
building WAS in thickly-settled neigh
borhood, but the flames were gotten
under control before they could com
municate to the adjoining buildings.
Night before last two negro men
named Fred. Shenault and Charles
Irvine got into row in tenement
house on franklin street, when Irvine
drew his knife and inflicted several Sc
we're gashes on Shenault. Irvine has
been arrested and committed 10 jail.
Ms. McTeer, the estimable wife of
ex-County-Judge James p. McTeer,
died ut the home of her brother, Mr.. $.
ID. Porter, on Cripple creek, Sunday
night.
The Peirs heirs, through their coun-
sci, ex-Attorney-Geneml +. :. Blair,
have instituted suit TO set aside former
sale of the now celebrated Foster-Falls
property, and to cause the money
arising from the recent sale to be paid
oyertothem. 1t will be remembered that
that property, which is at the present
terminus of the Cripple-Creek extern
sion Of the Norfolk and Western rail
road, sold a few weeks since for
$4,000. At the sale in controversy,
which took place about five years ago,
it brought between s35, 900 and SAC, 900.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20
EXPLOSION INA BAGGAGE-CAR.
Excitement on an Express TraiN
Baggage-Master Injured.
[By telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l

PITTSBURGH, PENN, January 49,
The baggage-car attached to the New
York limited express, which arrived in
this city at 1870 o'clock last night, was
almost blown to pieces by dynamite or
some other terrible explosive a few
miles east of Altoona, Penn. Baggage
Master Harry Mingus, who was in the
car at the time, was pretty badly hurt.
A trunk was put on the train at Dun
canton, near Harrisburg, and was
checked through to Pittsburgh. Min
gus WAS Arranging the trunks in the
car. He picked up q small, ordinary
trunk, and threw it on top of some
other baggage An explosion followed,
which lifted the top off the car
as though it was made of paper,
and scattered the fragments in all di-
rections. The shock was terrible and
startled the engineer and train-men.
1t also attracted the attention OF the
passengers, and when it was found that
the baggage-car had been almost blown
to pieces the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. The train was stopped and the
baggage transferred to another car.
Mingus was quite seriously injured, but
will recover. A brakeman who was in
the car at the time escaped by being
thrown between the stacks of trunks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20
A Threat,

After stating that in Indiana the Re-
publican House Of Representatives had
unscated a Democrat, the New York
7riJ0ae adds that in retaliation the
Democrats of the Senate had unseated
a Republican, and then threatens that
this act of retaliation shall be fatal to
the Democrats when the question comes
TO be considered 10y the United States
Senate. There's the truth unblushingly
told. The Republicans have a majority
in tile United States Senate, and they
intend to keep II. The Democrats had
a majority of two on joint ballot
in the Indiana Legislature, accord
ing to the returns, but the Re
pubhcans unseated one Democrat,
thus causing n tie on joint ballot,
and the leading BLAINE organ in the
United States not only iustifies this
wrong, but tells the Republican rascals
To go on and elect a United States Sen
ator by the vote of this seated Repub-
lican and because the unseated Demo-
crat is absent, and the United States
Senate will admit the fraudulent Sena-
tor. How long can institutions nomi-
nally free stand such strains?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20
Prohibitionists Discouraged.

ATLANTA, January lS.-The new City
Council has licensed a large number of
wine-rooms. The result is that the Pro-
hibitionists are disheartened. AS an
evidence of their feeling the Daily
Capitol, which championed prohibit
ton, says;
"As a prohibition paper that has
fought for that side because We believed
the people of Atlanta had the nerve TO
carry it ont, and if properly carried out
il would prove o blessing, we now feel
il ourduty to pronounceit tia dead failure
in Atlanta. In fact, whiskey and beer
are sold almost as much rs ever, only
the city gets nothing for it. Liquor
saloons are getting TO be more numerous
than ever, only the license has been re-
duced from $500 10 800 year, and the
propety-holders will have TO pay for
the loss. "
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20

ington. The very name Of tlic city calls
for the celebration 10 be had in Wash
ington. To have it in New York would
be for the mountain 10 60 TO MAHoasr
md not MAroMrr to the mountain. 1t
would be to make the Government go
TO New York 10 celebrate its own cen
tennial, instead OF making New York
and oil the other towns go 81 the Gov
.,,,,aot
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20

Maudlin sentimentality makes Miss
VAN ZANDT, of Chicago, willing to com
nit the crime-against society-of mar
rying the Anarchist SPIES. All over the
world are to be found these mischievous
sentimentalists. They are heard of
wherever there are criminals; and the
greater the crime the greater in many
cases is the sympathy manifested with
the criminal Not often, however,
does it happen that refined, intelli-
gent, educated woman offers to throw
herself away upon such character as
SPIES. But Chicago has notions of its
Own-maRy of them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20

"The Cars brother, the Grand Duke
MICHAEL, was recently kicked into the
street at Frankfort by a German sau-
sage-maker And now the Nihilists
are mad because the German did not
run him through the sausage-machine.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-20
IT DOES NOT PAY.
AZ WE NEvER NIsREpKgsEyT.

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